Melloleitaoina crassifemur

Melloleitaoina crassifemur is a species of theraphosine theraphosid spider. It is native to Argentina.[1]

Melloleitaoina crassifemur
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Family:
Theraphosidae
Subfamily:
Theraphosinae
Genus:
Melloleitaoina
Species:
Melloleitaoina crassifemur
Binomial name
M. crassifemur
Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960

Taxonomic history

In 1960, Berta Gerschman de Pikelin and Rita Schiapelli described this species as Melloleitaoina crassifemur, which was excepted until 1993, when Gunter Schmidt changed the name to Dryptopelma crassifemur, but was restored by Fernando Pérez-Miles in 1996. This is still excepted as of February 2016.[1]

Characteristics

M. crassifemur is only known from the male. It is characterized by a very curved embolus without any triangular tooth. The prolateral inferior embolar keel is just as long as the prolateral superior and the apex of the embolus is widened.[2]

References
  1. Melloleitaoina crassifemur Gerschman & Schiapelli World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014a). Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina. ZooKeys 404: 117-129. Link doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243. Retrieved February 15, 2016.


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